GIDEON-
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Correction- I have been referring to the police station in Flour
Bluff as ‘Robin Hood’. I’m not sure where I got that from. But I’m reading an
article right now- in the paper. Some car crashed into the station last night.
They refer to themselves as BRAVO. It’s not a big thing- but I wanted to
correct it.
NOTE- As I have been overviewing the book of judges- and
hitting on Colossians.
I want you guys to see a common theme.
That in the Old Testament God’s people cried out for
deliverance- meaning being ‘saved’ from the oppression of unjust rulers [the
other nations that ruled over them at times].
So God raised up deliverers- judges- and the Spirit of God
would come upon them- and they ‘judged’.
Many of the famous ‘bible stories’ come from this book-
Samson, Gideon, etc.
At the time of the appearing of Christ- God’s people were waiting
for the promised Messiah.
In their minds- they were waiting for the next- ‘judge’ or deliverer.
We see this in the prayer of the Virgin Mary [Mary’s
Magnificat] as well as in the response to John the Baptists birth.
Luke 1:13 But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for
thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou
shalt call his name John.
Luke 1:14 And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall
rejoice at his birth.
Luke 1:15 For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and
shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy
Ghost, even from his mother's womb.
Luke 1:16 And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the
Lord their God.
Luke 1:17 And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of
Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient
to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.
Luke 1:46 And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,
Luke 1:47 And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.
Luke 1:48 For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden:
for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.
Luke 1:49 For he that is mighty hath done to me great things; and holy
is his name.
Luke 1:50 And his mercy is on them that fear him from generation
to generation.
Luke 1:51 He hath shewed strength with his arm; he hath scattered
the proud in the imagination of their hearts.
Luke 1:52 He hath put down the mighty from their seats, and
exalted them of low degree.
Luke 1:53 He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich
he hath sent empty away.
Luke 1:54 He hath holpen his servant Israel, in remembrance of his
mercy;
Luke 1:55 As he spake to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed
for ever.
In Colossians we read of a ‘mystery’- which is Christ in you- the Hope of glory’.
Colossians 1:25 Whereof I am made a minister, according to the
dispensation of God which is given to me for you, to fulfil the word of God;
Colossians 1:26 Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and
from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints:
Colossians 1:27 To whom God would make known what is the riches of
the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope
of glory:
Christ is seen as the king of kings- Lord of Lords.
All rule [both in heaven- and on earth] is subject unto him.
So- for 1st century believers- who were under
Roman rule- this good news- that the deliverer actually resides in them, had special
meaning.
They witnessed Christ stand before Pilate- who said to Jesus
‘I have the power to take your life’.
Yet Jesus responded that Pilate only had the power that the
Father permitted him to have.
Then the early followers of Jesus witnessed the ultimate
victory-
Rome actually executed him- and he came back!
In their minds- Jesus was indeed unstoppable!
He faced the Roman oppressors [just like Israel faced oppressors
in the book of Judges]
And he won!
So- when the great apostle Paul says ‘Christ is in you’.
They too would be able to face any challenge- any ruler-
either in heaven or earth- because they had to submit to Christ [who is now in
them].
For the first time in Israel’s history- the ‘judge’ would live
in them.
Great news indeed.
PAST POSTS- [verses below]
THE CROSS
https://youtu.be/pNQPQXvK3PU The Cross
https://youtu.be/1FiOQ0GVPA0 Fix it
https://youtu.be/Ag22VN7G2IU Hayden case
https://youtu.be/AbKv3FxqiEs Simple man
https://youtu.be/hnGmk0Lr32I Devil went in
ON VIDEOS-
Note- I’ve commented on the Hayden case the last few weeks.
At the end of this post I pasted some of the articles that were published in
our local media.
The many videos on this post deal with the ongoing- open-
crimes that the authorities in Corpus Christi commit.
Crimes- that in other cities- the cops/prosecutors would go
to prison for [false testimony- pressuring medical experts to change their
opinion. Withholding evidence from the defense- on and on].
This week- our local D.A. and others [Jenny Dorsey] admitted
to actual crimes they committed- in court.
This has been going on for years in this city- hopefully
they will finally deal with it.
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NEW STUFF [past posts- verses below]
I have taught in the past how some of our Founding Fathers
were influenced- heavily- by Enlightenment thinking.
Thomas Jefferson is the best example.
Why is this important?
On my previous post [Plymouth Rock] I tried to show the role
that religion played in the founding of our country.
[parts]
PLYMOUTH ROCK
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[Past posts- verses below]
NEW STUFF- As I cover some history from the 16th/17th
centuries- a significant event came from the religious controversy over the
Puritans [separatists] disagreement with the Church of England.
After the death of queen Elizabeth of England- she had no direct
heir to the throne- and the son of Mary- queen of Scots- became the new king of
England.
James the 1st took the crown- and the Puritans had
hoped that he would compromise with them.
They disagreed with the role of Bishops in the church and other
‘Catholic’ beliefs.
Though England broke from Rome- it was mainly in the area of the
papacy- they were in reality a ‘Catholic’ church- with no pope [or the King of
England replaced the Pope].
So- the Puritans wanted more reform- sort of like what was taking
place in Germany under Martin Luther.
But James rejected the appeals of the Puritans- and gave them only
one request- a new English version of the bible.
The King James Version [1611] became the favorite bible for
Protestants for many years [even till this day].
Yet- it was actually not the ‘original’ Protestant bible.
The first one was the Geneva bible- put together by the reformers.
So- some of the Puritans who had already started their own
churches [one in Scrooby England] fled England- and went to Holland.
The pastor of the Scrooby church- John Robinson- stayed in the
Netherlands for a few years, but then decided to go back to England.
In 1620- they agreed to leave England once again- and sail to the
‘new world’.
The English already established a colony in Virginia in 1607- and
their goal was to arrive in Virginia and hopefully have the freedom to worship
God according to their conscience.
They left on the Mayflower- with some other merchants and
adventurers.
It was a daring journey to say the least.
And instead of landing in Virginia- because of bad weather- they
hit Cape Cod instead.
Before coming ashore- they made a ‘deal’- called the Mayflower
Compact.
It was a sort of Democratic agreement that would govern the new
colony.
The new colony was founded in what is now called Plymouth
Massachusetts.
William Bradford became the governor of the new colony- and was
only a teen when he first left England with the Scrooby believers.
The area in England where they left from- was called Plymouth
[Devon- North England].
So the new colony was named Plymouth.
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VERSES-
Ephesians 1:1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God,
to the saints
I added this to show the different ways Jews- in the 1st
century- dealt with be under Roman rule-
HEBREWS 7-9
[note- some of the posts are too long to post
on facebook-so if you just see the video- you can go to the blog and read the
post- thanks].
END NOTES OF POST BELOW-
WHAT ARE THE DEAD SEA SCROLLS?
OCTAVIAN- A GOD?
CICERO- MARK ANTONY [or Anthony
if you like].
WHO WERE THE ESSENES?
DID THE CHURCH ENGAGE IN A GRAND
CONSPIRACY?
NOTE- On the video I said that
Herod the Great had 4 sons who ruled areas at the time of Christ- actually
there were 3.
Archelaus- Ethnarch of Judea.
Antipas- tetrarch of Galilee [I did get this right] and Philip- tetrarch of
regions east of the Jordan.
CHAPTER 7:
NEW NOTES-
MELCHIZEDEK/JESUS NEVER DIES.
NEW PRIEST- NEW LAW.
‘For this Melchisedek, king of Salem [Jerusalem],
priest of the most high God…to whom Abraham gave a tent part of all…without
father or mother [no record in scripture!] having neither beginning of days nor
end of life [no record of his death or birth] but made like unto the Son of
God, abideth a priest continually’ first, Paul is showing the superiority of
the New covenant over the Old. These verses are often used to teach tithing to
gentile believers, they really teach the opposite! In context they are showing
that the New Covenant is greater than the law, therefore the law [represented
as Levi being in the loins of Abraham] submitted to Grace [The priesthood of
Melchisedek/Jesus] and showing how grace is better than law. Paul’s point is to
once again use the Melchisedek figure as a type of Christ. Jesus is called a
high priest forever after this order, Paul says in essence ‘this order has
priests who have no beginning of days or end of life, the priests in this order
have a forever priesthood’. It really is amazing how Paul gets all this from the
few verses of scripture that speak of Melchisedek. Many theologians today
question even the most obvious truths. Some good ones will say there isn’t
enough evidence for certain doctrines. Even though the evidence is 100 times
more than what Paul used in his teaching on Melchisedek! I find it interesting
how Paul continually sees Jesus thru every story! The man was a true ‘Jesus
freak’.
‘Now consider how great this man was, unto
whom Abraham gave the tenth…they that are of the sons of Levi have a commandment
to TAKE TITHES OF THE PEOPLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW’ Lets settle this once and
for all. To all my friends who teach tithing is for Christians today, many of
them justify it by saying ‘tithing was before the law [true] in the law and
after the law’ I have tried to explain this many times before. This verse shows
tithing to be part of the law, specifically, not just ‘during it’. Also, the
whole point of the argument here is that Grace and the New Covenant are better
than the law. The tithe here is mentioned in a way that shows the superiority
of the new covenant over the Old. ‘Levi also paid tithes in Abraham, for he was
yet in the loins of his father when Melchisedek met him, if THEREFORE
perfection were under the Levitical priesthood, what further need was there
that a priest should rise after the order of Melchisedek, and not after Aaron?
FOR THE PRIESTHOOD BEING CHANGED, THERE IS A NECESSITY FOR A CHANGE OF THE
LAW’.
The ‘therefore’s’ are real important. They
show you the main reason for the argument. If Paul can prove that God raised up
Jesus from another priesthood, then there must also be ‘another covenant’. For
this reason [therefore] you [Jew] should move on from the Old one and into the
New! ‘For it is evident that out Lord sprang [root out of dry ground!]out of
Judah, of which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood…who is made not
after the law of a carnal commandment, but after the power of an endless life,
for he says “thou art a priest FOREVER after the order of Melchisedek”. Again Paul
gets all he can from the ‘Melchisedek verse’. Because this single text of
scripture says ‘Jesus is a priest forever’ therefore God knew all along that he
would raise up a priest with an endless life. Wow, Paul even gets the
resurrection from this verse!
As Paul was learning all these things in a new
way after his conversion, it was blowing his mind. He saw all these ‘hidden’
nuggets of wisdom that Israel had all along in hidden form contained in their
law. Paul is doing his best to present his case from their own ‘bible’ if you
will... ‘For the law made nothing perfect, but the bringing in of a better hope
did; by which we draw nigh unto God…and they truly were many priests, because
they were not permitted to continue by reason of death: but this man, because
he continueth ever, hath an unchangeable priesthood. WHEREFORE he is able to
save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him’. Now, we usually read
this ‘the guttermost’ but it means something a little different. It means
because Jesus has an endless life, he is ‘always’ interceding on our behalf.
His very presence continually before the throne is what ‘keeps saving us
continually all the time’. It is more along the lines of ‘Jesus never will die;
therefore we will continually be saved’.
Paul compares this to the insufficiency of the
priesthood of the law. Those priest’s ‘meant well’ but the poor brothers kept
dying! This showed the total inability of those priests to effectively stand in
on our behalf, even though they did all they could do. Jesus, on the other
hand, will never die. Who would you prefer to have on your prayer team? Someone
who will forget to pray for you down the road, who will last so long? Or
someone who will pray for you forever? I know this is a crude way to look at it,
but for our gentile minds it gets the point across. ‘For such an high priest
became us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and made
higher than the heavens’ Paul describes the character of Jesus as ‘harmless’ as
someone who would never ‘get even’ who is always pure, the perfect intercessor!
There are times
in our lives, as well as all ‘natural priests’ that we are not pure, holy or
harmless. During these days our prayers can’t get thru. If people are depending
on us for true intercession, we let them down. There is never a day where our
‘chief intercessor’ lets us down. There are days when we feel useless, we have
failed. Our own agendas get in the way. Days when we are not ‘harmless’. Thank
God that our ‘prayer warrior’ is always on the job on our behalf. This is
what it means when it says ‘he is able
to save to the uttermost that come to God by him’. All you have to do on those
down days is ‘come’.
‘Who needeth not daily to offer for sins… he
did this once and for all when he offered up himself’ Jesus is the ultimate
sacrifice, there will never be another! ‘For the law maketh men high priests
which have infirmity, but the word of the oath, which was since the law, maketh
the Son, who is consecrated forevermore’ Paul takes the verse again where it
says ‘thou art a priest forever’ and compares it to the law. He says ‘the oath
that God swore when he made Jesus a priest forever, came after the giving of
the law. Therefore it supersedes the law. The law made priests that were failing,
the oath made a priest who would last forever’ it really is amazing how much
use Paul gets from this one verse. He in essence is saying ‘because Jesus was
made a priest by this later oath, therefore the former making of priests is no
longer in operation. You must leave the Levitical priesthood [law] and enter
into the new one made by the oath’ [New Covenant] all the arguments that Paul
makes in this letter are always pointing to Jesus as the final word from God. A
better covenant with better promises. This is the whole context of Hebrews, for
the people to come out of the law and into Christ!
NEW NOTES-
MELCHIZEDEK/JESUS
NEVER DIES.
NEW PRIEST- NEW
LAW.
Ok- we see the
Melchizedek figure a bit more here-
The writer is
saying ‘look- my Jewish brothers- in Psalms 110- King David- a prophet- spoke
about another Priesthood.
This priesthood
is not from the tribe that priests from the law come from [Levi].
But the
promise/oath made about this priest [Jesus] says ‘you are a priest FOREVER’.
How can this be?
The writer says
this must mean that David was talking about some future priest- who would have
an endless life-
How else could
anyone be a priest FOREVER?
So- David spoke
about another priesthood- outside of the law.
And this priest
is superior to the ‘law’ priests- because those guys died- but this one lives.
He also says
‘there must then be a change of the law [Old Covenant] too- because if we have
a new priest- then there must be a new TESTAMENT/COVENANT as well’.
The whole
argument is showing the superiority of what Jesus has done for us- versus the
requirements of the Old Law.
The writer says
‘see- Abraham our forefather paid tithes to him- and Abraham had the tribe of
Levi ‘still in him’ [Abraham was the father of Isaac- Isaac was the father of
Jacob [named Israel] and he was the father of the 12 tribes].
Levi being one
of those sons/tribes.
The point being
that this example of Abraham paying tithes to Melchisedek- shows that he [and
the priestly line that would follow- Jesus] was superior to the old law/priesthood-
because Abraham was blessed by him- and truly ‘the lesser is blessed by the
greater’.
Once again- this
whole argument only makes sense to the 1st century Jew in
transition- it has no real relevance to a new- first century- gentile church.
Notice how much
the writer is ‘getting’ out of this obscure reference in the book of Psalms-
We really don’t
have a whole lot of stuff in the bible about Melchizedek- but what we do have-
is enough.
Hebrews
7:1 For this Melchisedek, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met
Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him;Hebrews 7:2 To whom also Abraham gave a tenth part of all; first being by interpretation King of righteousness, and after that also King of Salem, which is, King of peace;
[parts]
The Jews had various responses to
the empires that ruled over them during various times.
Alexander the Great instituted
Hellenization- a sort of cultural compromise over the people he conquered.
They could keep their
religious/cultural roots- but would be subservient to Alexander and Greek rule.
Some Jewish people rejected any
compromise- we call them the Essenes- they moved out of town- so to speak, and
lived in what we refer to as the Qumran community.
This was a few centuries before
the time of Christ- and this was where the Dead Seas Scrolls were found in the
20th century.
A Bedouin boy was looking for his
goats- threw a rock in a cave right off the Dead Sea- and that’s how we found
the scrolls.
The scrolls might have been
hidden there by the Essenes-
Now- when my friends asked me
about them- I told them that it’s been a while since I read up on any of this-
but to the best of my memory the thing that made them significant was the fact
that they were very old manuscripts- from the bible- and they backed up what we
had had all along.
I did read up this week- and
basically had it right.
The earliest Hebrew manuscripts
of the Old Testament we had previously dated back to around 900- 1000 A.D.
These manuscripts went back about
1000 years earlier- and they contained portions from almost every book of the
Old testament- and some complete books.
The only book missing was Esther.
So- this was indeed a very
significant find for scholars.
But the Scrolls also contain some
of the writings from the Essenes themselves- things we never had before- so
this too was significant.
There were Jews at the time of
the first century who tried to ‘get along’ with Rome- and with the person in
charge of their region [one of the sons of Herod the Great at the time of Christ].
These are referred to as
Herodian’s in the bible.
Some wanted a revolution to rid
Rome from Jerusalem- these were the Zealots [one of Jesus disciples was in this
group].
Some thought if they returned to
a legalistic obeisance of the law- that this would bring in a deliverer- like
the stories we read about in the Old testament- these were the Pharisees.
And some took more of a political
compromise- these were the Sadducees.
Eventually a war with Rome would
be fought [By the way- Josephus- the famous 1st century historian- fought on
the side of the Jews in the war- and after Jerusalem was sacked in A.D. 70- he
went to Rome and wrote his great works- thinking he would make a case for the
Jewish people with the Romans. This is why we have his works today- which are
very valuable to scholars].
NOTE- In time I’ll try and cover
how we ‘got our bibles’ [called the Canon- meaning Rule/ Measurement].
Frankly- there is a lot of
confusion in the general public about conspiracies [like the Catholic Church
had some type of plot to keep certain books out].
Or stories about how the Church
taught Mary Magdalene was a prostitute so they could discredit her.
Actually- we read in the gospels
that Jesus cast out ‘spirits’ from a woman who was probably living this type of
life-
And Jesus had a ministry to the
down and out- it is indeed possible that Mary was one of these women-
And if true- it would not demean
her in any way-
That’s how this tradition more
than likely developed- But- we don’t know for sure.
So a few years back the Church
officially said ‘we don’t know’.
Ok- Plot?
No- just being careful.
So there are other misguided
beliefs like this- that sincere people have- and over time I hope to get to
them.
I’ll do one more in keeping with
this post.
I mentioned above that Caesar
Augustus did indeed take the title of ‘son of God’.
And some critics of the Church
say ‘see- there were all types of religions that had Sons of God’.
I watched one show a few years
back- and it stated that these religions had ’12 disciples- a leader named Lord
and Savior- and he healed and claimed to be God’s Son- and rose from the dead’.
Ok- that show was ‘fibbing’ to
put it lightly- they went too far [historically speaking] in trying to diminish
the Christians claim of Christ by doing this.
Now- is there some truth to this
at all?
Yes- like I just mentioned above-
Octavian did indeed claim deity- a ‘son of god’.
So- how do we explain this?
In the book of Galatians the
bible says ‘in the FULLNESS of times God sent forth his Son’.
Jesus came at a set time in
history- in fulfilment of the Jewish Prophets- to be who he was- and to do what
he did.
Now- this is not special pleading
here- but I find it a masterpiece that God’s Son came at a time when the Roman
Empire had one sitting on the throne- who too claimed deity.
Yet Jesus was in a region of the
lower class- his men were not highly educated- and his followers were people
under oppression.
Augustus lived in the wealthy and
influential capital of ‘the world’- he had all you could ever ask for- he was
worshiped as a god.
Yet in 3 short centuries- one of
the heirs of the empire- Constantine- would have an experience – not with a
former Caesar- but with a vison of a Cross-
He would convert to Christianity-
and declare Christianity to be the religion of the realm.
He would then ‘convert’ the pagan
temples- into churches for these followers of Christ.
So I don’t see the fact that
Augustus claimed to be a son of god right before Christ- as some type of
discredit to the claims of Christ.
No- I see it as God’s way of
pulling the rug out from the oppressor- see? [Oh- by the way- only one of them
rose from the dead- can you guess?]
[parts]
VERSES-
Judges 7:1 Then Jerubbaal, who is Gideon, and all the people that
were with him, rose up early, and pitched beside the well of Harod: so that the
host of the Midianites were on the north side of them, by the hill of Moreh, in
the valley.
Judges 7:2 And the LORD said unto Gideon, The people that are with
thee are too many for me to give the Midianites into their hands, lest Israel
vaunt themselves against me, saying, Mine own hand hath saved me.
Judges 7:3 Now therefore go to, proclaim in the ears of the
people, saying, Whosoever is fearful and afraid, let him return and depart
early from mount Gilead. And there returned of the people twenty and two
thousand; and there remained ten thousand.
Judges 7:4 And the LORD said unto Gideon, The people are yet too
many; bring them down unto the water, and I will try them for thee there: and
it shall be, that of whom I say unto thee, This shall go with thee, the same
shall go with thee; and of whomsoever I say unto thee, This shall not go with
thee, the same shall not go.
Judges 7:5 So he brought down the people unto the water: and the
LORD said unto Gideon, Every one that lappeth of the water with his tongue, as
a dog lappeth, him shalt thou set by himself; likewise every one that boweth
down upon his knees to drink.
Judges 7:6 And the number of them that lapped, putting their hand
to their mouth, were three hundred men: but all the rest of the people bowed
down upon their knees to drink water.
Judges 7:7 And the LORD said unto Gideon, By the three hundred men
that lapped will I save you, and deliver the Midianites into thine hand: and
let all the other people go every man unto his place.
Judges 7:8 So the people took victuals in their hand, and their
trumpets: and he sent all the rest of Israel every man unto his tent, and
retained those three hundred men: and the host of Midian was beneath him in the
valley.
Judges 7:9 And it came to pass the same night, that the LORD said
unto him, Arise, get thee down unto the host; for I have delivered it into
thine hand.
Judges 7:10 But if thou fear to go down, go thou with Phurah thy
servant down to the host:
Judges 7:11 And thou shalt hear what they say; and afterward shall
thine hands be strengthened to go down unto the host. Then went he down with
Phurah his servant unto the outside of the armed men that were in the host.
Judges 7:12 And the Midianites and the Amalekites and all the
children of the east lay along in the valley like grasshoppers for multitude;
and their camels were without number, as the sand by the sea side for
multitude.
Judges 7:13 And when Gideon was come, behold, there was a man that
told a dream unto his fellow, and said, Behold, I dreamed a dream, and, lo, a
cake of barley bread tumbled into the host of Midian, and came unto a tent, and
smote it that it fell, and overturned it, that the tent lay along.
Judges 7:14 And his fellow answered and said, This is nothing else
save the sword of Gideon the son of Joash, a man of Israel: for into his hand
hath God delivered Midian, and all the host.
Judges 7:15 And it was so, when Gideon heard the telling of the
dream, and the interpretation thereof, that he worshipped, and returned into
the host of Israel, and said, Arise; for the LORD hath delivered into your hand
the host of Midian.
Judges 7:16 And he divided the three hundred men into three companies,
and he put a trumpet in every man's hand, with empty pitchers, and lamps within
the pitchers.
Judges 7:17 And he said unto them, Look on me, and do likewise:
and, behold, when I come to the outside of the camp, it shall be that, as I do,
so shall ye do.
Judges 7:18 When I blow with a trumpet, I and all that are with
me, then blow ye the trumpets also on every side of all the camp, and say, The
sword of the LORD, and of Gideon.
Judges 7:19 So Gideon, and the hundred men that were with him,
came unto the outside of the camp in the beginning of the middle watch; and
they had but newly set the watch: and they blew the trumpets, and brake the
pitchers that were in their hands.
Judges 7:20 And the three companies blew the trumpets, and brake
the pitchers, and held the lamps in their left hands, and the trumpets in their
right hands to blow withal: and they cried, The sword of the LORD, and of
Gideon.
Judges 7:21 And they stood every man in his place round about the
camp; and all the host ran, and cried, and fled.
Judges 7:22 And the three hundred blew the trumpets, and the LORD
set every man's sword against his fellow, even throughout all the host: and the
host fled to Bethshittah in Zererath, and to the border of Abelmeholah, unto
Tabbath.
Judges 7:23 And the men of Israel gathered themselves together out
of Naphtali, and out of Asher, and out of all Manasseh, and pursued after the
Midianites.
Judges 7:24 And Gideon sent messengers throughout all mount
Ephraim, saying, come down against the Midianites, and take before them the
waters unto Bethbarah and Jordan. Then all the men of Ephraim gathered
themselves together, and took the waters unto Bethbarah and Jordan.
Judges 7:25 And they took two princes of the Midianites, Oreb and
Zeeb; and they slew Oreb upon the rock Oreb, and Zeeb they slew at the
winepress of Zeeb, and pursued Midian, and brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb
to Gideon on the other side Jordan.
Philipians 1:12 But I would ye should understand, brethren, that
the things which happened unto me have fallen out rather unto the furtherance
of the gospel;
Philipians 1:13 So that my bonds in Christ are manifest in all the
palace, and in all other places;
Philipians 1:14 And many of the brethren in the Lord, waxing
confident by my bonds, are much more bold to speak the word without fear.
Philipians 1:15 Some indeed preach Christ even of envy and strife;
and some also of good will:
Philipians 1:16 The one preach Christ of contention, not
sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my bonds:
Philipians 1:17 But the other of love, knowing that I am set for
the defence of the gospel.
Philipians 1:18 What then? notwithstanding, every way, whether in
pretence, or in truth, Christ is preached; and I therein do rejoice, yea, and
will rejoice.
Philipians 1:19 For I know that this shall turn to my salvation
through your prayer, and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ,
Philipians 1:20 According to my earnest expectation and my hope,
that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness, as always, so
now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be by life, or by
death.
Philipians 1:21 For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
Philipians 1:22 But if I live in the flesh, this is the fruit of
my labour: yet what I shall choose I wot not.
Philipians 1:23 For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire
to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better:
Philipians 1:24 Nevertheless to abide in the flesh is more needful
for you.
Philipians 1:25 And having this confidence, I know that I shall
abide and continue with you all for your furtherance and joy of faith;
Philipians 1:26 That your rejoicing may be more abundant in Jesus
Christ for me by my coming to you again.
Philipians 1:27 Only let your conversation be as it becometh the
gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may
hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving
together for the faith of the gospel;
Philipians 1:28 And in nothing terrified by your adversaries:
which is to them an evident token of perdition, but to you of salvation, and
that of God.
Philipians 1:29 For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ,
not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his sake;
Philipians 1:30 Having the same conflict which ye saw in me, and
now hear to be in me.
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